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title: gitguide
date: "2022-04-26T13:48:03-07:00"
categories:
- tech
draft: true
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Git is a version control software, a type of software the keeps track of versions of files in a directory. It was created by Linus Torvalds (the Linux guy) because he needed a way to easily track changes while maintaining the Linux source code

## Basic Workflow

  Git tracks changes (i.e. versions) of your files in a repository. A repository is a directory on your computer that contains your files and git's metadata about the changes. To turn a directory on your computer into a repository, navigate to your directory in a terminal and run this command.
    git init .
This has created an empty repo in the directory. The next step is to add some files.
- commit, pull, push, remote

## Branching

- checkout, merge

## Best Practices

TODO: how to protect sensitive information (passwords, API keys, etc)

TODO: you've committed some sensitive information, now what?
    - undo commit
    - if you've pushed